Grandmother, 81, becomes oldest woman to cycle the length of Britain

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Published Friday, July 5, 2019 10:20PM EDTMavis Paterson pedalled from Land’s End at the southern tip of England to John o’Groats at the top of mainland Scotland, a journey of more than 1,700 kilometr

es, in memory of her three children.

“Some days when we had head winds, rain, wind, I really doubted it,” Paterson told Britain’s ITV News.Despite the obvious challenge of cycling so far, Paterson faced another hurdle. She has trouble walking and needs two hip replacements. Her son Sandy died of a heart attack in 2012, daughter Katie after suffering viral pneumonia in 2013 and son Bob in an accident in 2016, according to“When I’m alone at home it just hits me, so the best thing for me is to have a challenge and keep going,” she told CTV News.The record-breaking journey has seen her raise more than one hundred thousand dollars for a British charity“I have three wonderful grandchildren so they are watching and they think granny is a bit mad,” she said.

 

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Outstanding achievement and so inspirational to all seniors 🏆🚴‍♀️💕💚

Inspiring story.What courage and determination👏👏👏👏

Give em hell grannies

Way to go grandma ....!😂😁😀

Quite a feet for anyone!

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